Evidence for the Involvement of Lipid Rafts and Plasma Membrane Sphingolipid Hydrolases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Domitilla Schiumarini, Nicoletta Loberto, Giulia Mancini, Rosaria Bassi, Paola Giussani, Elena Chiricozzi, Maura Samarani, Silvia Munari, Anna Tamanini, Giulio Cabrini, Giuseppe Lippi, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Sandro Sonnino, Massimo Aureli

“…This reorganization of cell membrane may be responsible for activation of a signaling cascade, culminating in aberrant inflammatory response in CF bronchial epithelial cells upon bacterial infection. …”
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Effect of Secondary Flows on Heat Transfer of a Gas Turbine Blade by Hesham M. El-Batsh, Sameh A. Nada, Samia Nasreldin Abdo, Abdelgalil A. El-Tayesh

“…An experimental setup was installed with a turbine cascade of five-blade channels. Blade heat transfer measurements were performed for the middle channel under uniform heat flux boundary conditions. …”
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Combining CS Unplugged and L2T2L to Bridge the Computing Illiteracy Gap of the Elderly Population: A Case Study by José Alfredo Díaz-León, Olatz Arbelaitz, Mikel Larrañaga, Ana Arruarte

“…In light of the aforementioned challenges, this work integrates Computer Science Unplugged exercises, based on games and recreational activities without the use of computers, and L2T2L, a learning-by-teaching methodology whereby university students learn and then, in turn, teach that learning to other populations in a cascading manner. A case study was conducted in Lima, Peru, with the participation of 140 volunteers from centres for the elderly. …”
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Enhanced understanding of hydrological connectivity among lakes on the Qiangtang Plateau by Yunmei Li, Chang Huang, Ninglian Wang, Yun Chen, Shiqiang Zhang, Hongtao Duan

“…The multi-lake whole catchments are further categorized into three types: 89 single-linkage, 30 dendritic, and 25 convergent based on the cascading structures of them using graph theory. This provides a refined understanding of the hierarchical organization within the lake networks. …”
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New Theories on Boundary Layer Transition and Turbulence Formation by Chaoqun Liu, Ping Lu, Lin Chen, Yonghua Yan

“…For turbulence generation and sustenance, the classical theory, described with Richardson's energy cascade and Kolmogorov length scale, is not observed by our DNS. …”
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Substantiation of application and estimation of efficacy of probiotics at inflammatory bowel diseases by Ye. A. Poluektova, Yu. O. Sidorina, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. V. Korolev, O. S. Shifrin

“…Microbiome changes result in initiation of cascade of pathological immune reactions of the host in related to presence of genetical defects, that, in turn, promotes development of clinical symptoms and morphological changes in intestinal wall. …”
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Cardiac regeneration: 20 years of development and update in zebrafish and mouse by Lekun Gui, Lijun Jin, Huangjun Liu

“…The complex process of regeneration restores tissue structure through a series of cascade events, a coordinated process of cell proliferation, differentiation and dedifferentiation, and rearrangement of tissue morphogenesis. …”
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Phytochemicals Mediated Remediation of Neurotoxicity Induced by Heavy Metals by Vivek Kumar Gupta, Shweta Singh, Anju Agrawal, Nikhat Jamal Siddiqi, Bechan Sharma

“…Heavy metals induced neurotoxicity and impairment in signalling cascade leading to cell death (apoptosis) has been indicated by several workers. …”
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Helicobacter pylori-Induced Chronic Gastritis and Assessing Risks for Gastric Cancer by Gonzalo Carrasco, Alejandro H. Corvalan

“…We review the histology of the normal gastric mucosa and overview the role of HP in the multistep cascade of GC. We attempt to define the role of the Operative Link for Gastritis Assessment (OLGA) staging system in assessing the risk of GC. …”
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Association between Probiotics and Modulation of Gut Microbial Community Composition in Colorectal Cancer Animal Models: A Systematic Review (2010–2021) by Shabnam Zeighamy Alamdary, Shahnaz Halimi, Akram Rezaei, Roghayeh Afifirad

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal malignancies and is considered the third major cause of mortality globally. …”
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Advancing Coherent Power Grid Partitioning: A Review Embracing Machine and Deep Learning by Mohamed Massaoudi, Maymouna Ez Eddin, Ali Ghrayeb, Haitham Abu-Rub, Shady S. Refaat

“…There is an increased emphasis on immunizing renewable-dominated power systems from large-scale cascading failures and cyberattacks through optimal power grid partitioning (PGP). …”
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Imprecisiones en la demarcación de los límites departamentales de la província del Neuquén by Luis A. Bertani, Miriam B. Ambrosio, Osear R. Peña

“…En términos generales, la importancia de las unidades departamentales es relativa, son tenidas en cuenta para establecer las jurisdicciones de.los Juzgados.de Paz y algunas circ.unscripciones electorales, como así también, para la organización de la información .estadística y censal, tanto nacional como provincial. Desde un enfoque más geográfico, podría señalarse.que.permiten localizar con mayor facilidad, distintos lugares a esca[a.localo.regional y también analizar un espacio geográfico a partir del procesamiento de !…”
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Traffic Control of Bacteria-Derived Molecules: A New System of Host-Bacterial Crosstalk by Hiroaki Konishi, Mikihiro Fujiya, Yutaka Kohgo

“…This paper highlights the intestinal trafficking systems of bacteria-derived molecules that affect the bacterial functions and modulate epithelial signaling cascades. The latter mechanism may contribute to the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis by improving the host damage induced by virulence factors and various disease states.…”
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On the Use of Tunable Power Splitter for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer Receivers by Abdul Quddious, Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi, Muhammad Haroon Tariq, Marco A. Antoniades, Photos Vryonides, Symeon Nikolaou

“…The SWIPT system that operates at 2.4 GHz consists of a typical patch antenna, cascaded with the tunable PS, and a voltage doubler rectifier. …”
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Reconciling the IPC and Two-Hit Models: Dissecting the Underlying Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Two Seemingly Opposing Frameworks by Carlos F. M. Morris, Muhammad Tahir, Samina Arshid, Mariana S. Castro, Wagner Fontes

“…Inflammatory cascades and mechanisms are ubiquitous during host responses to various types of insult. …”
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Module Anchored Network Inference: A Sequential Module-Based Approach to Novel Gene Network Construction from Genomic Expression Data on Human Disease Mechanism by Annamalai Muthiah, Susanna R. Keller, Jae K. Lee

“…MANI well inferred and distinguished serial, parallel, and time-dependent gene interactions and network cascades in these applications showing a superior performance to other in silico network inference techniques for discovering and reconstructing gene network relationships.…”
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Un enfoque basado en ontología para la gestión integrada del medio ambiente y de la seguridad y la salud en obra An ontology-based approach for on-site integrated environmental and... by Marta Gangolells, Miquel Casals

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Fuzzy Constrained Predictive Optimal Control of High Speed Train with Actuator Dynamics by Xi Wang, Yan Zhao, Tao Tang

“…We investigate the problem of fuzzy constrained predictive optimal control of high speed train considering the effect of actuator dynamics. The dynamics feature of the high speed train is modeled as a cascade of cars connected by flexible couplers, and the formulation is mathematically transformed into a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model. …”
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Spreading Social Influence with both Positive and Negative Opinions in Online Networks by Jing (Selena) He, Meng Han, Shouling Ji, Tianyu Du, Zhao Li

“…First, we prove that, under the independent cascade model considering positive and negative influences, MPINS is APX-hard. …”
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Enhanced Neuroplasticity by the Metabolic Enhancer Piracetam Associated with Improved Mitochondrial Dynamics and Altered Permeability Transition Pore Function by Carola Stockburger, Davide Miano, Thea Pallas, Kristina Friedland, Walter E. Müller

“…The mitochondrial cascade hypothesis of dementia assumes mitochondrial dysfunction leading to reduced energy supply, impaired neuroplasticity, and finally cell death as one major pathomechanism underlying the continuum from brain aging over mild cognitive impairment to initial and advanced late onset Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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